Upgrading to vRealize Automation 8

You can upgrade vRealize Automation in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager, and then apply patch 1. When upgrading, follow these instructions.

Prerequisites

• Ensure that you have upgraded vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager to the latest version.
• Ensure that you have upgraded VMware Identity Manager to 3.3.3.
• If you have installed vRealize Automation 8.0, 8.0.1, or 8.1, then upgrade it to the latest vRealize Automation 8.x version.
• Perform the binary mapping of the vRealize Automation patch file from Local, myvmware or NFS share. For more information on binary-mapping, see Configure Product Binaries.
• Increase the CPU, memory, and storage as per the system requirements of vRealize Automation 8.4. For more information, see the Hardware Requirements of vRealize Automation 8.4 Reference Architecture.

For instructions on applying the vRealize Automation patch, see Patching for Products through vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.